Classes » ECON 206, Winter 2025

Name

Money and Banking

Description

The course introduces students to the economics of money, banking and financial markets in the Canadian context. It covers areas of financial markets, financial Institutions, management of financial institutions, central banking and the conduct of monetary policy, international finance and monetary policy. Specifically, it analyses a broad range of topics including the behavior, risk and term structure of interest rates; financial structure and regulations; banking and management of financial institutions; the central bank and roles played the banking systems during the financial crises; the central bank’s use of monetary policy to influence the economy; and the principles of foreign exchange market in international finance.

Prerequisite: ECON 102

Credits

3.0

Semester

Winter 2025

Instructor

Igor Carreira

Schedules

Mondays, 16:30 to 17:50, Rm 101
Wednesdays, 16:30 to 17:50, Rm 101

Capacity

14/50

Tuition

$664.00
This tuition applies to domestic full-time students. Tuitions for international, senior, and auditing students may vary.

Fees

(None)